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Djooraminda's Indigenous family program

Reach:

WA

Focus area:

Indigenous

Status:

Current

Evaluated:

No

Overview

The Djooraminda's Indigenous family program (IFP), run by Centrecare, provides culturally sensitive support and counselling to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Perth, Western Australia. It aims to provide support, information and assistance to individuals, and to keep children and family members safe.

The IFP program provides support and counselling to families and extended families with issues of:

housing and homelessness

employment

education

health

alcohol and other drug use issues

family and domestic violence

caring for children.

This program involves an IFP Community Caseworker who visits participants at their home. The Caseworker will work with participants, and their immediate and extended family, to establish and accomplish goals. They also help participants to access community and government services, if necessary.

Participants of the IFP receive:

home visits every week, or more often if required

assistance in dealing with referral issues

assistance to identify and manage changes

counselling for participants and their family members

referral or help accessing and dealing with other agencies, if required

assistance in resolving conflict, differences or disputes with other agencies.